read – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to read sth over
Participle: read sth over
Gerund: reading sth over

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	read sth over
you	read sth over
he;she;it	reads sth over
we	read sth over
you	read sth over
they	read sth over

Perfect

I	have read sth over
you	have read sth over
he;she;it	has read sth over
we	have read sth over
you	have read sth over
they	have read sth over

Past

I	read sth over
you	read sth over
he;she;it	read sth over
we	read sth over
you	read sth over
they	read sth over

Pluperfect

I	had read sth over
you	had read sth over
he;she;it	had read sth over
we	had read sth over
you	had read sth over
they	had read sth over

Future

I	will read sth over
you	will read sth over
he;she;it	will read sth over
we	will read sth over
you	will read sth over
they	will read sth over

Future Perfect

I	will have read sth over
you	will have read sth over
he;she;it	will have read sth over
we	will have read sth over
you	will have read sth over
they	will have read sth over

Subjunctive

Present

I	read sth over
you	read sth over
he;she;it	read sth over
we	read sth over
you	read sth over
they	read sth over

Perfect

I	have read sth over
you	have read sth over
he;she;it	have read sth over
we	have read sth over
you	have read sth over
they	have read sth over

Imperfect

I	read sth over
you	read sth over
he;she;it	read sth over
we	read sth over
you	read sth over
they	read sth over

Pluperfect

I	had read sth over
you	had read sth over
he;she;it	had read sth over
we	had read sth over
you	had read sth over
they	had read sth over

Conditional

Present

I	would read sth over
you	would read sth over
he;she;it	would read sth over
we	would read sth over
you	would read sth over
they	would read sth over

Perfect

I	would have read sth over
you	would have read sth over
he;she;it	would have read sth over
we	would have read sth over
you	would have read sth over
they	would have read sth over

Imperative

you	read sth over
we	Let's read sth over
you	read sth over

Indicative

Present

I	am reading sth over
you	are reading sth over
he;she;it	is reading sth over
we	are reading sth over
you	are reading sth over
they	are reading sth over

Perfect

I	have been reading sth over
you	have been reading sth over
he;she;it	has been reading sth over
we	have been reading sth over
you	have been reading sth over
they	have been reading sth over

Past

I	was reading sth over
you	were reading sth over
he;she;it	was reading sth over
we	were reading sth over
you	were reading sth over
they	were reading sth over

Pluperfect

I	had been reading sth over
you	had been reading sth over
he;she;it	had been reading sth over
we	had been reading sth over
you	had been reading sth over
they	had been reading sth over

Future

I	will be reading sth over
you	will be reading sth over
he;she;it	will be reading sth over
we	will be reading sth over
you	will be reading sth over
they	will be reading sth over

Future Perfect

I	will have been reading sth over
you	will have been reading sth over
he;she;it	will have been reading sth over
we	will have been reading sth over
you	will have been reading sth over
they	will have been reading sth over

Conditional

Present

I	would be reading sth over
you	would be reading sth over
he;she;it	would be reading sth over
we	would be reading sth over
you	would be reading sth over
they	would be reading sth over

Perfect

I	would have been reading sth over
you	would have been reading sth over
he;she;it	would have been reading sth over
we	would have been reading sth over
you	would have been reading sth over
they	would have been reading sth over

Verbs conjugated like 'read'

beset, broadcast, burst, bust, cost, crosscut, cut, forecast, hit, hurt, inset, let, misread, overset, overspread, put, read, rebroadcast, recut, relet, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'read'

aread, bead, bread, dead, dread, head, lead, readd, ready, ream,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ back something, ~ something back, ~ something into something, ~ off something, ~ something off, ~ out something, ~ something out, ~ over something, ~ through something, ~ something over, ~ something through, ~ up on something,

Etymology

1. O.E. rædan (W.Saxon), redan (Anglian) "to explain, read, rule, advise" (related to ræd, red "advice"), from P.Gmc. *raedanan (cf. O.N. raða, O.Fris. reda, Du. raden, O.H.G. ratan, Ger. raten "to advise, counsel, guess"), from PIE base *rei- "to reason, count" (cf. Skt. radh- "to succeed, accomplish," Gk. arithmos "number amount," O.C.S. raditi "to take thought, attend to," O.Ir. im-radim "to deliberate, consider"). Connected to riddle via notion of "interpret." Words from this root in most modern Gmc. languages still mean "counsel, advise." Transference to "understand the meaning of written symbols" is unique to O.E. and (perhaps under Eng. influence) O.N. raða. Most languages use a word rooted in the idea of "gather up" as their word for "read" (cf. Fr. lire, from L. legere). Sense of "make out the character of (a person)" is attested from 1611. The noun meaning "an act of reading" is recorded from 1825. Read up "study" is from 1842; read-only in computer jargon is recorded from 1961. O.E. ræda "advise, counsel" is in the name of Anglo-Saxon king Æðelræd II (968-1016), lit. "good counsel," and in his epithet Unræd, usually rendered into Mod.Eng. as Unready, but really meaning "no-counsel." Rede "counsel" survived in poetic usage to 17c. An attempted revival by Scott (19c.) failed, though it is used in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings."
2. From Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise, consult; interpret, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“advise, counsel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to arrange”).
3. Cognate with Scots rede, red (“to advise, counsel, decipher, read”), Saterland Frisian räide (“to advise, counsel”), West Frisian riede (“to advise, counsel”), Dutch raden (“to advise; guess”), German raten (“to advise; guess”), Danish råde (“to advise”), Swedish råda (“to advise, counsel”), Persian رده (rade, “to order, to arrange, class”). In West Germanic the verb had a sense “interpret”, which developed further into “interpret letters” in English and “interpret by intuition, guess” on the continent. Compare rede. See: Middle English 'reden', Proto-Germanic '*rēdaną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'räide', Dutch 'raden', German, old spelling 'raten', Danish 'råde', Swedish 'råda'.

Verbs referencing "read"

German, Pennsylvania rode, Luxembourgish roden, Norwegian, nynorsk rå, Bislama ridim, Tok Pisin ridim, Icelandic ráða, Danish råde, Wymysorys rȫta, Proto-Slavic raditi.

Sample Sentences

It was pretty much the same for the next two days, with a tolerably fair wind and dry weather. I read in bed (but to this hour I do n't know what ) a good deal; and reeled on deck a little; drank cold brandy-and-water with an unspeakable disgust, and ate hard biscuit perseveringly: not ill, but [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
‘Then, on any article being handed to her, for instance, a pencil, or a watch, she would select the component letters, and arrange them on her board, and read them with apparent pleasure. (American Notes for General Circulation)
‘“ But wonderful as is the rapidity with which she writes her thoughts upon the air, still more so is the ease and accuracy with which she reads the words thus written by another; grasping their hands in hers, and following every movement of their fingers, as letter after letter conveys their meaning to her mind. It is in this way that she [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ Mas’r George is such a beautiful reader, now, I know he'll stay to read for us, ” said Aunt Chloe; “ ‘pears like ’ t will be so much more interestin ’. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] than the gratification of an internal faculty. She has been known to sit for half an hour, holding a book before her sightless eyes, and moving her lips, as she has observed seeing people do when reading. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] but most interesting and instructive history of Laura Bridgman. The name of her great benefactor and friend, who writes it, is Dr. Howe. There are not many persons, I hope and believe, who, after reading these passages, can ever hear that name with indifference. (American Notes for General Circulation)
Each ward in this institution is shaped like a long gallery or hall, with the dormitories of the patients opening from it on either hand. Here they work, read, play at skittles, and other games; and when the weather does not admit of their taking exercise out of doors, pass the day together. In one of these rooms, seated, calmly, and quite as a matter of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] was radiant with imaginary jewels; wore a rich pair of undoubted gold spectacles; and gracefully dropped upon her lap, as we approached, a very old greasy newspaper, in which I dare say she had been reading an account of her own presentation at some Foreign Court. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] his hands in his pockets and stares at you, if you chance to be a stranger; or enters into conversation with the passengers about him. A great many newspapers are pulled out, and a few of them are read. Everybody talks to you, or to anybody else who hits his fancy. If you are an Englishman, he expects that that railroad is pretty much like an English railroad. If you say ‘No, ’ he says ‘Yes ? ’ [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] written exclusively by females actively employed in the mills,’—which is duly printed, published, and sold; and whereof I brought away from Lowell four hundred good solid pages, which I have read from beginning to end. (American Notes for General Circulation)

read – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of read

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'read'

Verbs similar to 'read'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "read"

Sample Sentences